Japan Challenge Tour
The Japan Challenge Tour is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. It has been in operation since 1985. The 2018 schedule featured 12 tournaments, with prize funds of mostly ¥15 million. This is about a tenth of the level of prize money per event on offer on the main Japanese Tour, and the main tour also has a longer season.
In 2018, internet television provider AbemaTV became the tour's sponsor. It was also announced that the tour would be included into the Official World Golf Ranking starting in 2019, with the winner receiving a minimum of 4 points for a 54-hole event.
Tournament schedules
2020 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner | OWGR pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Canceled | |
| 17 Apr | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Canceled | |
| 24 Apr | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Canceled | |
| 15 May | PGM Challenge I | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Canceled | |
| 29 May | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | Canceled | |
| 12 Jun | Landic Challenge 8 | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Canceled | |
| 19 Jun | Minamiakita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | Canceled | |
| 27 Jun | Daisendori Cup | Tottori | 18,000,000 | Canceled | |
| 4 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Canceled | |
| 18 Sep | PGM Challenge II | Chiba | 15,000,000 |  Daichi Sato | 4 |
| 2 Oct | TI Challenge | Gunma | 15,000,000 | Keisuke Otawa | 4 |
| 9 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Ren Takeuchi | 4 |
| 23 Oct | Delight Works Challenge | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Hideto Kobukuro | 4 |
2019 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner | OWGR pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 |  Park Jun-won | 4 |
| 19 Apr | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 |  Danthai Boonma | 7 |
| 26 Apr | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 |  Justin De Los Santos | 7 |
| 17 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road To Championship | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Kim Seong-hyeon | 7 |
| 31 May | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | Yoshikazu Haku | 4 |
| 14 Jun | Landic Challenge 7 | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 |  Scott Vincent | 7 |
| 21 Jun | Minamiakita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | Park Jun-won | 4 |
| 29 Jun | Daisendori Cup | Tottori | 16,000,000 | Eric Sugimoto | 4 |
| 3 Aug | TI Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Ham Jeong-woo | 4 |
| 13 Sep | Delight Works ASP Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Ham Jeong-woo | 4 |
| 20 Sep | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road To Championship | Saga | 15,000,000 | Todd Baek | 4 |
| 27 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 |  Peter Karmis | 4 |
| 4 Oct | Toshin Challenge | Shiga | 15,000,000 | Todd Baek | 4 |
| 11 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Taiga Sugihara (a) | 4 |
| 25 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Yoshikazu Haku | 4 |
2018 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Park Bae-jong |
| 20 Apr | i Golf Shaper Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Naoto Takayanagi |
| 27 Apr | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Shoji Kawai |
| 18 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Keisuke Kondo |
| 8 Jun | ISPS Handa Challenge Cup | Chiba | 20,000,000 | Ryosuke Kinoshita |
| 22 Jun | Landic Challenge | Fukuoka | 15,000,000 | Taihei Sato |
| 29 Jun | MInami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 15,000,000 | Kazuki Higa |
| 14 Sep | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Tottori | 15,000,000 | Dodge Kemmer |
| 21 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Hyōgo | 15,000,000 | Taihei Sato |
| 6 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Taiji Maekawa |
| 19 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 15,000,000 | Tomohiro Umeyama |
| 26 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Ibaraki | 15,000,000 | Yuki Kono |
2017 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Rikuya Hoshino |
| 28 Apr | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Yasunobu Fukunaga |
| 19 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Terumichi Kakazu |
| 9 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup | Shizuoka | 13,000,000 | Daisuke Matsubara |
| 16 Jun | Royal Golf Club Challenge | Ibaraki | 13,000,000 | Tomoharu Otsuki |
| 23 Jun | Landic Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Tomohiro Umeyama |
| 30 Jun | MInami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | Akita | 10,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko |
| 15 Sep | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Tottori | 10,000,000 | Kang Ji-man |
| 29 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Mie | 10,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka |
| 7 Oct | Ryo Ishikawa Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Konosuke Nakazato |
| 13 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 10,000,000 |  Ajeetesh Sandhu |
| 20 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yosuke Iwamoto |
2016 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Tatsuya Kodai |
| 29 Apr | Fuji Home Service Challenge Cup | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Yoshinobu Tsukada |
| 20 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Kazuhiro Kida |
| 27 May | FIDRA Classic | Saitama | 10,000,000 | Kunihiro Kamii |
| 10 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Konosuke Nakazato |
| 17 Jun | Himawari Dragon Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yuta Kawakami |
| 24 Jun | Landic Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Shotaro Wada |
| 1 Jul | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Ryuko Tokimatsu |
| 29 Jul | Minami Akita Country Club Michinoku Challenge Tournament | Akita | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura |
| 9 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama |
| 23 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Gunma | 10,000,000 | Jinichiro Kozuma |
| 30 Sep | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Hokkaido | 10,000,000 | Konosuke Nakazato |
| 8 Oct | Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Yoshinobu Tsukada |
| 14 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Saitama | 10,000,000 | Daisuke Maruyama |
| 21 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Takashi Ogiso |
2015 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Park Il-hwan |
| 1 May | Fuji Home Service Challenge Cup | Shiga | 10,000,000 | Yujiro Ohori |
| 8 May | Japan Create Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Masashi Hidaka |
| 22 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Hiroshima | 10,000,000 | Tatsunori Nukaga |
| 29 May | Good Job Challenge | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Yu Morimoto |
| 11 Jun | ISPS Handa Global Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Shigeru Nonaka |
| 19 Jun | Musee Platinum Challenge Tournament | Fukushima | 10,000,000 | Yosuke Asaji |
| 26 Jun | Landic Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura |
| 3 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko |
| 31 Jul | Minami Akita Country Club Challenge Tournament | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yu Morimoto |
| 21 Aug | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Keiichi Kaneko |
| 4 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Gunma | 10,000,000 | Tomoyo Ikemura |
| 11 Sep | Himawari Dragon CUP | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Koichi Sugimoto |
| 18 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi |
| 10 Oct | Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament | Tochigi | 10,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi |
| 16 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Hiroaki Hirai |
| 23 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Masamichi Uehira |
2014 season
| Date | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr | Novil Cup | Tokushima | 15,000,000 | Soushi Tajima |
| 9 May | Plus One Fukuoka Raizan Challenge | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peter Wilson |
| 23 May | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Shugo Imahira |
| 13 Jun | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Gifu | 10,000,000 | Toru Suzuki |
| 27 Jun | Landic Golf Tournament Associa Mansion Memorial | Fukuoka | 10,000,000 | Shintaro Kai |
| 10 Jul | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Shizuoka | 15,000,000 | Shota Akiyoshi |
| 25 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Niigata | 10,000,000 | Kiyoshi Miyazato |
| 1 Aug | Akita TV Minamiakita CC Challenge | Akita | 10,000,000 | Yasunobu Fukunaga |
| 22 Aug | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup | Chiba | 13,000,000 | Taigen Tsumagari |
| 5 Sep | Madame Shinco Challenge Tournament | Hyōgo | 10,000,000 | Peter Wilson |
| 12 Sep | Himawari Dragon Cup | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Toru Suzuki |
| 19 Sep | Seven Dreamers Challenge | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Yuki Inamori |
| 26 Sep | Elite Grips Challenge | Mie | 10,000,000 | Yuichiro Nishi |
| 4 Oct | Ishikawa Ryo Everyone Project Challenge | Tochigi | 15,000,000 | Katsufumi Okino |
| 10 Oct | Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament | Ibaraki | 10,000,000 | Richard Hattori |
| 24 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Chiba | 10,000,000 | Shugo Imahira |
2013 season
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Novil Cup | Jang Dong-kyu |
| 19 Apr | Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship | Paul Sheehan |
| 24 May | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Ryuichi Kondo |
| 7 Jun | ISPS Charity Challenge Tournament | Hiroyuki Nagamatsu |
| 14 Jun | Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I | Sachio Sugiyama |
| 5 Jul | Landic VanaH Cup KBC Augusta Challenge | Kwon Ki-taek |
| 26 Jul | Heiwa PGM Challenge II Road to Championship | Genki Yanase |
| 2 Aug | Daisen GC JGTO Challenge II | Masayuki Kawamura |
| 16 Aug | ROYZE Corporation Cup in FukuokaRaizan | Kwon Ki-taek |
| 6 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup in Boso | Masamichi Ito |
| 13 Sep | Dragon Cup | Toru Suzuki |
| 22 Sep | Everyone Project Challenge Golf Tournament | Shinji Tomimura |
| 28 Sep | Elite Grips JGTO Challenge III | Hirotaro Naito |
| 11 Oct | Heiwa PGM Challenge III Road to Championship | Katsunori Kuwabara |
| 25 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Yoshitaka Takeya |
2012 season
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | Novil Cup | Yang Ji-ho |
| 20 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Daijiro Izumida |
| 25 May | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | Naomi Ohta |
| 1 Jun | Murasaki CC Sumire GMA Challenge Tournament | Akio Sadakata |
| 7 Jun | ISPS CharityChallenge Tournament | Yosuke Asaji |
| 15 Jun | Akita TV Minami Akita CC JGTO Challenge I | Yuki Kono |
| 29 Jun | Tokyu Nasu Resort JGTO Challenge II | Yuki Kono |
| 14 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Koichi Sugimoto |
| 27 Jul | Daisen GC JGTO Challenge III | Masashi Nishimura |
| 13 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup I in Onotoyo | Achi Sato |
| 21 Sep | PGA JGTO Challenge Cup II in Boso | Satoshi Kodaira |
| 228 Sep | Elite Grips JGTO Challenge IV | Toru Morita |
| 19 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Hur In-hoi |
2011 season
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Novil Cup | Tatsunori Nukaga |
| 22 Apr | Kimisarazu GL GMA Challenge Tournament | Takanobu Kondo |
| 27 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup | Hidezumi Shirakata |
| 9 Jun | Boso Country Cup | Hirohito Koizumi |
| 1 Jul | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge | Chinnarat Phadungsil |
| 9 Jul | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Koichi Sugimoto |
| 22 Jul | SRIXON Challenge | Hidemichi Haginomori |
| 16 Sep | Toshoen GC JGTO Challenge II | Taro Hiroi |
| 22 Sep | elite grips JGTO Challenge III | Yudai Maeda |
| 21 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Tatsunori Nukaga |
2010 season
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Novil Cup | Soushi Tajima |
| 21 May | Toshin Challenge | Akira Endo |
| 28 May | Fuji Country Kanai Club Challenge Cup |  Dinesh Chand |
| 11 Jun | Tohoku Yakurai Cup | Dinesh Chand |
| 19 Jun | Shizu Hills Tommy Cup | Sushi Ishigaki |
| 25 Jun | Tokyu Resort Nasu JGTO Challenge |  Chen Chih Chiang |
| 15 Jul | Boso Country Cup | Masayoshi Nakayama |
| 20 Aug | Hatoyama Country Club GMA Challenge Tournament | Satoshi Kodaira (a) |
| 10 Sep | SRIXON Challenge | Shunta Maeawakura |
| 17 Sep | Itsuurateien JGTO Challenge 2 | Hirohito Koizumi |
| 22 Oct | JGTO Novil Final | Park Sung-joon |
Money list winners
| Year | Player | Country | Prize money (¥) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Shoichi Ideguchi | Japan | 5,070,263 |
| 2006 | Takaki Ono | Japan | 7,710,069 |
| 2007 | Michio Matsumura | Japan | 6,685,183 |
| 2008 | Masamichi Uehira | Japan | 6,329,033 |
| 2009 | Chris Campbell | Australia | 6,136,154 |
| 2010 | Dinesh Chand | Fiji | 4,780,625 |
| 2011 | Tatsunori Nukaga | Japan | 5,846,275 |
| 2012 | Yuki Koko | Japan | 4,607,237 |
| 2013 | Kwon Ki-taek | South Korea | 5,326,885 |
| 2014 | Shugo Imahira | Japan | 7,444,288 |
| 2015 | Yu Morimoto | Japan | 4,479,531 |
| 2016 | Yoshinobu Tsukada | Japan | 5,509,115 |
| 2017 | Tomoharu Otsuki | Japan | 3,787,591 |
| 2018 | Taihei Sato | Japan | 7,256,163 |
| 2019 | Yoshikazu Haku | Japan | 6,797,444 |
Source:[1]
References
- "Japan Challenge Tour money list". JGTO. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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